Hailstone barrage: In this photo taken on a smartphone, Russians run for shelter as large hailstones rain down on them
on a beach of the Ob River in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Authorities said two young girls died in Bredsk,
not far from Novosibirsk, when a tree fell on their tent during the storm.

Photo: Nikita Dudnik, Associated Press

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Rapunzel, Rapunzel: A model walks the runway at the Dare By Johny Dar show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin.

Photo: Clemens Bilan, Getty Images

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Zach on his back: Nine-year-old Zach Butterfield imitates the inflatables at the Memphis Jewish Community Center water
park in the Tennessee city.

Suicidal leap: Police say Salt Lake City resident Christopher Wallace died after jumping into the burning, three-story-tall effigy of a character (shown here before it was torched) from the classic children's book,
"Where the Wild Things Are," during the Element 11 festival. The event in
Grantsville, Utah, is similar to Burning Man.

Bolts spawn wildfires: The Moccasin Hill fire, believed to have been started by a lightning strike burns northeast of
Klamath Falls, Ore. Lightning struck Oregon more than 6,000 times Sunday and Monday, touching off
small fires by the dozens.

Great catch in the outfield: The Frisbee-catching dog that performed during a break in the Home Run Derby provided more drama than the Home Run Derby.

Photo: Paul Sancya, Associated Press

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Who bombed Snizhne? Igor Chernetsov gestures in front of buildings reduced to rubble by an airstrike in Snizhne,
eastern Ukraine. Chernetsov's wife was killed when their apartment building collapsed during the
attack. Ukraine denied it was responsible for the airstrike, which killed at least 11 people in an area associated with the pro-Russian insurgency.

How you get an elephant to take her meds: Elephant keeper Katrina Bilski puts anti-inflammatory
pills in peanut butter sandwiches for Mama, the Dallas Zoo's 44-year-old elephant. Six sandwiches at
once is just a snack for Mama.

Photo: Kye R. Lee, Associated Press

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Iron Maiden frontman a zeppelin fan: Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of the metal band Iron Maiden and founder of Cardiff Aviation Ltd., poses with a model Airlander hybrid air vehicle at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K. Dickinson is a major investor in the airship.

For sale, 'nicely destroyed' jeans! A lioness sinks her fangs into a pair of jeans at the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi, Japan. The zoo is auctioning off two pairs of "Zoo Jeans," fashionably shredded by zoo lions and bears, to raise money for the animals. "The denim was actually much tougher than we had thought, and it turned out nicely destroyed," said a zoo official.